Inning: 1 Pittsburgh Bobby Zuber pitching. Johnny Isringhausen strikes out. Billy Shelton singles to center field. Willie McClellan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Arlie Wright pitching. George Titus flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Northrup walks. Jimmy Wynn lines out to the shortstop. Richard Hidalgo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ben Blocker grounds out to the third baseman. Hideo Matsuki grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Speier doubles to center field. Mark Pagnozzi singles to left field. Alex Speier scores. Skeeter Burris walks. Arlie Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Dennis Hunter walks. Dave Allred doubles to left field. Dennis Hunter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brad Ausmus singles past the third baseman. Dave Allred is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Pierce Redson singles to center field. Bobby Zuber lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Titus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Johnny Isringhausen walks. Billy Shelton pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Isringhausen steals second. Willie McClellan walks. Ben Blocker strikes out. Hideo Matsuki doubles to center field. Johnny Isringhausen scores. Willie McClellan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Speier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Bruce Northrup pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the pitcher. Richard Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Mark Pagnozzi hits a home run. Skeeter Burris grounds out to the second baseman. Arlie Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Isringhausen singles to left field. Billy Shelton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Dennis Hunter flies out to the right fielder. Dave Allred grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Ausmus grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Willie McClellan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Blocker strikes out. Hideo Matsuki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Pierce Redson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Zuber strikes out. George Titus hits a home run. Bruce Northrup pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Alex Speier grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Pagnozzi doubles to left field. Skeeter Burris strikes out. Tony Bergamo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Arlie Wright singles in front of the left fielder. Mark Pagnozzi scores. Johnny Isringhausen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Arlie Wright is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Jimmy Wynn grounds out to the second baseman. Richard Hidalgo flies out to the center fielder. Dennis Hunter singles to center field. Dave Allred grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dennis Hunter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Billy Shelton grounds out to the pitcher. Willie McClellan walks. Ben Blocker walks. Hideo Matsuki strikes out. Alex Speier flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Brad Ausmus reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Speier. Pierce Redson doubles to center field. Brad Ausmus scores. Spike Thornton is pinch hitting for Tony Bergamo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Spike Thornton walks. George Titus pops out to the third baseman. Bruce Northrup grounds out to the second baseman. Pierce Redson advances to third on the play. Spike Thornton advances to second on the play. Jimmy Wynn walks. Richard Hidalgo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Paul Bethke pitching. Mark Pagnozzi flies out to the left fielder. Skeeter Burris singles to right field. Skeeter Burris is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Arlie Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Christy Higuera enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alex Speier at 3B. Dennis Hunter strikes out. Dave Allred flies out to the center fielder. Cory Graves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Brad Ausmus doubles to right field. Rankin Adamson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pierce Redson singles to right field. Larry Gutierrez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Thomas is pinch hitting for Paul Bethke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Al Thomas singles to center field. Brad Ausmus scores. Pierce Redson advances to third on the hit. Earle Munoz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Titus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Stu Downes pitching. Johnny Isringhausen pops out to the shortstop. Billy Shelton strikes out. Willie McClellan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Bruce Northrup walks. Jimmy Wynn singles to right field. Richard Hidalgo hits a home run. Bruce Northrup scores. Jimmy Wynn scores. Pittsburgh total runners left on base: 7 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred LaRocca did not respond to coaching in control Wally Gallagher improves in speed John Kemmler did not respond to coaching in velocity Erik Gulliver did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dave Rose improves in control Oscar Ford improves in arm Byron Phillips improves in power_vs_righty Tom Rivera did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty